For those nonprofits looking to hire, some good news: the labor pool is chock full of talented professionals. But why work for a nonprofit during these difficult times? The reason: opportunities in this space could increase in the months to come.
Kelsey Abbruzzese of the Baltimore Sun wrote an interesting article entitled “Nonprofits See Applications Rise” where she writes “Volunteer organizations such as the Peace Corps and Teach for America say the floundering economy and President Barack Obama’s call for service have led to a major increase in applications.”
Teach for America received a record 14,000 applications by November, an almost 50 percent increase over the previous year. And Peace Corps applications rose 16 percent from fiscal year 2007 to 2008, with a big spike registered around the time of Obama’s inauguration.
Read the entire article here.
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